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TO ALL WHOM TEIS MAY GONQERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM'M. HAMILTON, of Wenona, in the county of Marshall, and State of Illinois,

' have invented an Improved Bed-Bottom; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters marked thereon, making a part of this description, in Whieh- Figure 1 is a perspective representation of my invention.

The present invention relates to an improvement in that class of bottoms which have spring-slats placed transversely with the bed, and supported by coil-springs; and its nature consists in the novel manner in which the slatslare braced and held in position. Y

To enable others to fully comprehend the construction of my invention, I have marked its various parts with distinct'letters, and will now give a detailed description.

A .A A represent the Wooden eross-pieces, which are supposed to rest on the cleats of the side-rails of the bedstead, in which the bottoni` is placed.

"BB aresprin'gdiearersfi'xc are 'fastened' `to the cross-pieces A', and to which are secured the bases f the coilsprings C C, by any ordinary means no n used for such a purpose.

H H represent ordinary spring-slats, 4which are placed transversely to vthe bearers B B, and fastened to the tops ofthe springs C', in the usual manner, and their outer ends project over the bearers, about as far as the cross-pieces A, in order that they may fill the space between the rails of a bedstead, lacking from' one to one and a half inch on each side.

Diagonal braces e c, which are made of girting, or other suitable material, are fastened to the ends of the' sluts H, and brought down far enough to settle the springs about one and a half` inch, and then fastened to .the under side of the bearers B B. This arrangement for bracing is simple, but effectual in preventing a lateral motion of the slats,

Two strips of vgifting D I) have rings V V at one end of the bottom, and they are fastened to the slats II, directly over the springs C, and the rings are made to slide on metal standards I, which arc securely fastened to the ends of the bearers BB. The outside Slat, at the opposite end of the bottom, has thin plates oi' metal J J fastened to it, and their Outer ends have holes through them, inwhich metal standards I are put, said standards rigidly fastened to the bearers B B, and the plates J J arranged to slide on them,"sin1ilarly to the Y rings V V on the standards I I. This arrangement prevents a lateral motion of the slats II, without drawing those' at the end down, se as to make the top ofthe bed uneven'. i

Two strips of girting E E are fastened to both of the end cross-pieces A, and to the third slat from the end ofthe bottom, and they are used to give additional support, especially when the bottom is to be much used, and

is required to be very strong. y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The straps D, having rings V V at their ends, in combination with standards I, slats Il, and diagonal braces c e, substantially as set forth. Y

2. The standards I I', plates J J, springs C, slats H, straps D, rings V V, and braces c and E, as and for the purpose specified.

WM. M. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

JN0. II. JACKSON, Jesi-:rn VANnonN. 

